Conduit for hose, cables, electric wires, or the like.



'PATENTBD DEC. l5, 1903.

J. BURNSN. CCNDUIT FCR HOSE, CABLES, ELECTRIC WIRES, 0R THE/LIKE.

l APPLIOATION FILED AY 8, 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented December 15, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN BURNSEN, OF WEST SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN.l

CONDUIT FOR HOSE, CABLES, ELECTRIC WIR-Es, o'R THE LIKE.

SlECIFlCl-LTION forming part of Letters Patent No. 746,920, dated December 15, 1903- Application filed May 8, 1903. serial No. 156,172. (No model.)

To all whom, it' may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHNBURNsEN,a citizen of the United States, and a resident of West Superior, in the county of Douglas and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and Improved Conduit for `Hose, Cables, Electric vWires, or the Like, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in conduits designed to be placed across a street below the surface thereof, so that tire-hose may be passed through it and not interfere with traffic on the street and not be subject to damage from vehicles, as sometimes happens when the hose is placed on the street surface. The conduit may also be placed on the bed of a body of water, through which electric wires or other devices may be carried across the stream or body of water.

An object of the invention is to provide in connection with such conduit a simple means for drawing hose or other devices through the conduit.

I will describe the conduit for hose, cables, electric wires, and the like embodying my invention and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in al1 the gures.

Figure 1 is an elevation, partly in section, of a conduit embodying my invention.. Fig. 2 is a plan View of one ofthe power er windingdevces employed. Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation showing one of the guide-rollers employed. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4c of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 shows a modification.

The conduit comprises a tubular or pipe section 5, designed to be placed underneath the ground surfaoeand across a street or the like. In Fig. 1 the device is shown as crossing underneath the street, and at the ends of the horizontal portion 5 are upward extensions 6 7, which extend upward above the surface and, as here shown, through the pavement at the inner side of the-curbing. On the upper endof each upward extension is a boxing 8, having an odset portion 9, in which a winding-drum l0 is placed. A cable 11 passes through the conduit from one winding-drum to the other, and at the junction of the horizontal portion 5 and the vertical portions of the conduit guiderollers 12 are placed. These guide-rollers have annular channels which receive the cable and not only prevent its slipping laterally, but with this arrangement the cable will not project beyond the surface of the rollers and interfere with the hose or the like attached to the cable and moved through the conduit. Each boxing is provided with a swinging cover 13, which when the device is not in use may be `locked down. It may be here stated that when the device is used for fire-hose the key of the look will be in the possession of the fireman, as will also the cranks 14:, removably engaging with the shaftsV of the drums.

At its lower portion the conduit maybe provided with a drain-pipe 15, leading to a sewer or any other point of discharge.

In the operation when it is desired to carry a hose across the street its end is to be attached to the cable by means of a oord or the like, as clearly indicated in Fig. l, and by 0perating the drum at the opposite side of the street it is obvious the hose will be drawn through the conduit.

In Fig. 5 I have shown the conduit as extended across a stream of water. When the conduit is thus placed,I may employ motors for operating the winding drums. In this Fig'. 5 I have indicated electric motors 16, one at each end of the conduit.

Having thus described Vmy invention, I claim as. new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A device for the purpose described, comprising a conduit or pipe having a substantially horizontal portion, and vertical portions at the ends thereof, winding-drums at the upper vends of the upwardly extended portions andattached thereto, a cable extended through the conduit and connected with vsaid winding devices, and guide-rollersat the lower ends of said upwardly-extended portions.

2. A device for the purpose described, comprising a conduit having a portion arranged underneath the groundsurface, end portions extended upward from said first-named portion, guide-rollers at the junction of the upright portions and the first-named portion,

drums'at the'upper ends of the upright portions, a cable having connection with said drums and extending into the grooves of the pulleys, boxings in which said Winding-d ru ms are arranged, swinging covers for the boxings, and a drain-pipe leading from the conduit.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN BURNSEN.

Witnesses:

J. B. FRENCH, J. S. CRAIG. 

